Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

揚げ足を取る

ageashi o toru · あげあしをとる

Literally

to grab a raised foot

What it really means

to nitpick someone's slip; to trip someone up on a technicality

한국은 말꼬리를 잡고, 일본은 발을 잡는다.

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw猫に小判Gold coins to a cat猫をかぶるTo put on a cat猫舌Cat's tongue猫背Cat's back猫の額Cat's forehead